Hi Newt, The bank I have been using has gone through several merges and is now a big bank. It is like they are trying to get rid of the small clients . They have become less interested in the small depositor . I will be changing banks as soon as my house is done . The government knows too much already about us. In fact they know so much about me, I wish they would tell me about myself so I could figure out who I really am: the handsome intelligent piano tuner-woodworker- organist or the slob I seem to be to myself. James Grebe R.P.T. and M.P.T. from St. Louis pianoman+AEA-inlink.com Creator of: Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups and Practical Piano Benches +ACI-Tranquility Base+ACI- E.T.A. April, 1999 -----Original Message----- From: Newton Hunt +ADw-nhunt+AEA-jagat.com+AD4- To: MPT +ADw-MPT+AEA-talklist.com+AD4AOw- pianotech+AEA-ptg.org +ADw-pianotech+AEA-ptg.org+AD4AOw- caut+AEA-ptg.org +ADw-caut+AEA-ptg.org+AD4- Date: Sunday, February 14, 1999 6:59 AM Subject: Big Brother +AD4-This was forwarded to me by my niece. +AD4- +AD4-This likely has more than some true since banks already profile +AD4-customers and rank them by how much or how little they earn from +AD4-each. They are charging high bank fees to the less profitable, all +AD4-profitable customers quicker access to a 'person' and forcing some +AD4-customers to close their accounts and move to another bank. +AD4- +AD4-With current computer usage this would be entire too simple to +AD4-implement. +AD4- +AD4-Just thought you would like to think about this. +AD4- +AD4- Newton +AD4- +AD4---------- Begin forwarded message ---------- +AD4-From: +ACI-Donald R. Kichline+ACI- +ADw-drkich+AEA-csrlink.net+AD4- +AD4-To: +ACI-Delta Green List+ACI- +ADw-deltagreen+AEA-nocturne.org+AD4- +AD4-Subject: DG: Big Brother +AD4-Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 21:22:45 -0500 +AD4-Message-ID: +ADw-001201be50ae+ACQ-6ac54f80+ACQ-1a42add1+AEA-lexington+AD4- +AD4- +AD4-There is a new FDIC order to banks called +ACI-Know Your Customer+ACI- to be +AD4-implemented on April 1st. The FDIC is taking public input on this +AD4-until +AD4-March 5th. What it does is make banks set up a file on all of its +AD4-customers. Example+ADs- say you have direct deposit and you have +ACQ-1000.00 +AD4-deposited every two weeks. If you get a birthday present of +ACQ-500.00 +AD4-from a relative and went to deposit it, the bank would ask you where +AD4-you +AD4-got it since it is out of the ordinary. You then have to tell them +AD4-where you got the money. If you were to refuse, the bank is supposed +AD4-to +AD4-report you to the Feds, who may or may not investigate you. If you +AD4-make +AD4-a withdrawal that the bank thinks is +ACI-strange+ACI-, they can ask what you +AD4-are going to do with the money. This rule is to crack down on money +AD4-laundering but as you can see, it is a huge infringement on ordinary +AD4-people. As usual, law abiding citizens are being harassed because of +AD4-criminals. A congressman from Texas is trying to stop this rule. He +AD4-has introduced House Bill 220, which would stop this immediately. +AD4-Call +AD4-or write your congressmen and tell them you are upset with the FDIC +AD4AIg-Know Your Customer+ACI- Rule for banks and that you want them to support +AD4-Bill 220. You can also write or email the FDIC directly to complain +AD4-about this. +AD4- +AD4---------- End forwarded message ---------- +AD4- +AD4-
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